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District Meetings, Elections and Convention Dear Federated Sisters, First, let me thank you for all you do for GFWC Georgia and for your sup-port during the 2018-2020 administration. All of you have been wonderful to work with. The Executive Committee meeting was held on Feb 22, at Amicalola Falls State Park in Dawsonville. The Call to Convention was sent by Constant Contact and posted on the Website. At convention, all officers will not give a report to the assembly but will have a printed copy of their report in the officer booklet. We can't wait to see all of you at GFWC Georgia's 124th Annual Convention on April 17-19, 2020. It will be hosted by the North East District at Unicoi State Park and Lodge in Helen, Georgia. Again, please look for the Call in your email or on our website. You will find everything you need to register and be informed. The proposed amendments to our bylaws, will be discussed and voted on at convention - don't forget to appoint your delegates. We know you will enjoy this beautiful venue and our convention. Again, thanks for all you do! See you soon. In Federation Friendship, Tina Daniel

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GFWC GA OFFICERS

2018 - 2020

President

Tina Daniel

First Vice President

Shelby Holland

Second Vice President

Kim Sekulow

Third Vice-President

Cathy Jones

Director of Junior Clubs

Becky Bolden

Recording Secretary

Peggy Wilson

Treasurer

Armenda Barnes

Corresponding Secretary

Cimi Douglass

Parliamentary Advisor

Shirene Daniell

The Newsletter of GFWC Georgia; Members of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs

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Shelby Holland’s “Sassy Six” Such a great weekend was planned in February during the GFWC Georgia Leadership and Judging Weekend held at Amicalola Falls. Now we wait to hear the award winners during April Convention. I look forward to the honor of presenting the Esther Barnes District Achievement GOAL Gavel Award along with citations to each club who accumulated 100 points on their GOAL sheet. My thanks go to the clubs who participated by sending in their GOAL sheets. Also, the ”Shelby’s Sassy Six Challenge District Leadership Award” will be presented for the final time during April Convention to the District(s) who promoted and increased attendance at their 2019 Fall and 2020 Spring District Meeting. During Winter Executive Board, the “Sassy Six” District Presidents gave response to offer details for this President Elect while wearing their “2020 Vision Focus Glasses” as they passed along positive guidance for the upcoming two years from their experiences as District President. This information was appreciated and will be considered as a focus of things to remember during the 2020-2022 administration. I look forward to seeing everyone In April at the 124th GFWC Georgia State Convention at Unicoi State Park and Lodge during April 17-19, 2020.

Shelby Holland GFWC Georgia President Elect

Team 3 (Shelby Holland, Debby Vanderbunt, Pat Turner) won the Mardi-Bra decorating contest!

The “Shelby’s Sassy Six” enjoyed “Mardi Bras Fun” during the 2020 Annual Leadership and Judging Weekend at Amicalola Falls.

Other bras and underwear was collected by clubwomen to be donated to a local domestic violence shelter for women. As winners, Team 3 divided the collection of bras for distribution to women’s shelters in the Northeast, Central East and Central West Districts. Mardi-Bras was a fun as well as worthwhile event.

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President Tina, Corresponding Secretary Cimi, Re-cording Secretary Peggy and South East District President Hilda.

Junior Director President-Elect Dana Skelton-Sanders and Life Director Shari Carter.

District Leadership 2018 - 2020

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I cannot think of a better way to spend a spring Saturday in March than by attending the North West District Spring Membership Meeting. Spring in Atlanta is always special but to have the meeting at the beauti-ful Dunwoody Nature Center, with its wide windows and lovely views of the landscape makes for a truly special event. Not only will we have a unique setting but we will also have a deli-cious luncheon buffet featuring chicken, salmon, vegetables and two desserts catered by Marlow’s. Welcome Spring…..New beginnings is our theme. The centerpieces and the favors will creatively reflect this theme. It is a time to recognize the accomplishments of our clubs. Awards will be presented. Those members who are loved and re-spected but no longer with us will be remembered. The new 2020-2022 administration will be elected, in-

There is a gradual trail from the parking to the building.

https://dunwoodynature.org/

President, Karen Clydesdale 34 Sloan Street Roswell, GA 30075, [email protected] DEADLINE TO REGISTER

Cost to attend $25. After March 2 a $5.00 late fee will apply. * 9:30 a.m. Registration/Coffee * 10:00 a.m. Meeting * Noon Lunch

Treasurer, Faye Cashwell 140 Forrest Lake Road, Johns Creek, GA 30022 770-409-1960 (H) 404-202-1223 © [email protected] Karen

stalled and warmly welcomed. It is a bittersweet time to say thank you for a job well done to the 2018-2020 administra-tion. You are all invited to what will be a truly fun, and memo-rable meeting. A very special thank you to our hostess clubs, Dunwoody WC, Marietta WC, Chattahoochee WC and Ros-well Cares Service League.

When Saturday, March 21, 2020 from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT Where

The Dunwoody Nature Center The North Woods Pavil-ion 5343 Roberts Drive, Dun-woody, Georgia 30338

DNC has a temporary sign, look for Austin School. DNC shares driveway and parking with Austin School. The North Woods Pavilion will be on the north side of the parking lot.

Greetings from the Central East District! We have six clubs in our district which will be celebrating milestone anniversaries or already have. GFWC Augusta Junior WC 75 years, GFWC Lawrenceville Woman’s Club 50 years, GFWC Maxeys Woman’s Club 35 years, GFWC Service Guild of Covington 75 years, GFWC Stone Mountain Woman’s Club 90 years, and GFWC Winder Woman’s Club 100 years. Come join us for Spring District Meeting which will be held at 550 Trackside in Lawrenceville, Georgia, hosted by the GFWC Lawrenceville Woman’s Club and GFWC Winder Woman’s Club. It is on March 18, 2020, beginning with registration at 9:15 AM and the meeting begins at 10:00 AM. The cost is $34.00 and the deadline to regis-ter is March 11, 2020. It will be an exciting meeting with awards, voting on the new officers, silent auction, door prizes, raffles and more. We are encouraging the attendees to bring canned pineapple, rice and spam to benefit the District Presi-dent’s Special Project – “Fill the Basket” to help relive hunger in your community thru Action Ministries. The members need to bring small notepads and crackers for the Welcome table at the GFWC 2020 Convention. The officer slate will be voted on: President, Debbie Brown, GFWC Lawrenceville WC, 1 st VP, Mary Beth Jacob-son, GFWC Augusta Woman’s Club, 2 nd VP, Lindsey Moore, GFWC Covington WC, Recording Secretary, Jakie Hogan, GFWC Heartland WC, Treasurer, Julie Stiles, GFWC Augusta Woman’s Club, and Junior Director – Laede-nia Jewell, GFWC Athens Oconee Jr WC. In accordance with the GFWC Georgia Bylaws, Article XIV Districts Sec-tion 5. E. Nominations may be made from the floor provided the consent of the nominee has been obtained and the qualifications submitted or resubmitted to the District President (Debby Vanderbunt) and Chairman of the District Nominating Committee ( Becky Bolden) at least 15 days prior to the Annual District Meeting held in the Spring. Let us make this a well-attended District Meeting! Debby Vanderbunt, CED President

Central East District -PRESIDENT Deborah Vanderbunt

North West District – PRESIDENT Karen Clydesdale

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South West District – PRESIDENT Dianne Barlow South West District has been very busy. All reports have been submitted and we are excited about our Spring District Meeting that will be held in Albany at the Doublegate Country Club. We are looking forward to our Spring District Meeting. We will be installing our new officers and we have a great slate of new officers. 2020-2022 will be great. It is always exciting to hear from the Club Presidents about all the wonderful projects that their clubs have com-pleted. The awards are always one of the highlights of the Spring Meeting. Of course, the State Convention is always on our minds as well as the 2020 GFWC convention in Atlanta. Hopefully we are prepared for our part of this great convention. Tifton Twentieth Century Library Club has changed their name to GFWC Tifton Woman's Club. They had a name changing party to celebrate. It has been a wonderful 2018-2020 and I have really enjoyed serving as South West District President. Thank you to everyone for your support and prayers

Remember F R O G Dianne

South East District -PRESIDENT Hilda Hagarty

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Clubs in the South East District were busy in the last months of 2019. Members participated in Wreaths Across America ceremonies at Andersonville, Glennville, and even in Jacksonville. Year-end holiday celebrations were the order of the day at most December club meetings – fellowship, fun, and good food were all on the menu. The new year started with clubs compiling information for the State reports. And several clubs par-ticipated in Georgia Cares projects for MLK, Jr. Day of Service. Thanks to the Brunswick, Magnolia Civic, and Woodbine clubs for helping young victims of sexual trafficking. Now, we all are gearing up for our Annual District Meeting at the Jesup First United Methodist Church in Jesup on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Our host clubs, Altamaha and Brunswick, are plan-ning a wonderful Symphony of Flowers meeting for all as we honor our outstanding clubs and mem-bers, marvel over our talented students and members who entered our District Arts Competition, and elect and install our new officers for the 2020-2022 term. We will remember our past members who passed in 2019. And along the way we will have some fun with our Crisco Queen Bake-Off, our 50/50 Opportunity Raffle, and Door Prizes. Cost is $20 and the deadline to register is March 13, 2020.

Thanks to each South East District member (and other District members as well) for your support, encouragement, and friendship during my tenure as your 2018-2020 District President. It has been an honor and privi-lege to work with all of you to make our district (and state) a better place for all.

Hilda

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The GFWC GA Central West Spring District Meeting will be held at the First Baptist Church of Morrow on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Hostess clubs include Old Campbell, Locust Grove, and Manchester Woman’s Clubs. We would like to encourage as many Club members as possible to attend. Registration is at 9:30 am, followed by brunch. Pat

North East District -PRESIDENT Patty Gabilondo We welcome all of our GFWC Georgia sisters to join us for our North East Spring District Meeting to be held on March 28, 2020 starting at 10am at the Gainesville Civic Center with a lovely catered lunch to follow. Our Treasurer, Barbara Reynolds has graciously agreed to handle the reservations which must be accompanied with Payment and Postmarked by March 15, 2020. On our Agenda thus far we have ………

Installation of New Officers – Nominated by Committee President Jill Bagley (Gainesville Phoenix WC) 1VP Membership Barbara Brooks (Lilburn WC) 2VP Dean of Programs Marge Jones (Dahlonega WC) Treasurer Barbara Reynolds (Sawnee WC) Recording Secretary Barbara Vermillion (Dawson County WC)

100th Anniversary Celebration - Carnesville Woman’s Club! Introduction of New Club Presidents 2020-2022 Budget Review GFWC Georgia State Convention Update Awards for 2019 Club Accomplishments Lots of Fellowship and Photo Opportunities District President’s Signature Project – Domestic Violence Awareness

I look forward to seeing you all as we reach for the stars in 2020! Yours in Federation, Patty Gabilondo

Central West District – PRESIDENT Pat Turner

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Nominations for GFWC Georgia State Office The GFWC Georgia Nominating Committee met on January 25, 2020, to consider the resumes for the 2020-2022 slate of officers.

The committee recommends:

First Vice President/President Elect Kim Sekulow, Central East District

Second Vice President Cathy Jones, South West District

Third Vice President Peggy Wilson, Central West District

Recording Secretary Julie Walters, Central East District Treasurer

Dale Reddick, South East District

Committee Members are as follows: Grace Deatrick – Central East; Gail Cantrell – Central West; Barbara Reynolds – North East; Ida Dorvee – North West; Hilda Hagerty - South East; Dianne Barlow - South West.

My personal thank you to these ladies who made the trek to South Georgia to deliberate the future of our state Federation. They were professional, knowledgeable, questioning and kind as they discussed the nominees for the offices. Shirene Daniell, Nominating Committee Chairman GFWC Georgia

To: GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Members From: Kathryn Youles, 2018-2020 GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Parliamentary Advisor; Cathy Armstrong, 2020 GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Nominating Committee Member; Kala Bennett, 2020 GFWC Georgia Junior Confer-ence Nominating Committee Member; Dale Reddick, 2020 GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Nominating Committee Member; Freda Tylor, 2020 GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Nominating Committee Member Date: February 9, 2020 Re: Report from the 2020 Junior Conference Nominating Committee The nominees for the 2020-2022 Junior Confer-ence Board: Nicole Braun Nominee for 1st Vice President/Director of Junior Clubs-Elect Jennifer Stalvey Nominee for 2nd Vice President Laedenia Jewell Nominee for Recording Secretary Erica Alfonso Nominee for Treasurer

Nominations for GFWC Georgia Junior State Office

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Christmas with Gordon Woman’s Club and Civic of Mil-ledgeville

Brunswick Woman’s Club delivering gifts to House of Hope for MLK Day of Service

Toccoa Woman's Club being presented the 2019 Toccoa Community Ser-vice Award. President Kim Kiser receiving award.

Magnolia Civic Woman’s Club and Sylvania Junior laying wreaths for Wreaths Across America

Millen Woman’s Club

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It has been such an honor to serve GFWC Georgia as the Director of Junior Clubs. These two years have flown by so quickly. I have enjoyed meeting so many new friends not only in Georgia, but across the United States. I have had the privilege of visiting the Georgia Junior Clubs in celebration of their milestone anniversaries and assisting with their fundraising projects. I have been able to share my passion for Women’s Health with an Emphasis in Diabetes. I only hope and pray that you have learned something that may help you to live a healthy lifestyle. Together, we have helped to send a little girl for the first time to Camp Kudzu (a camp for children with Type 1 Diabetes). We also raised over $1,000 for the Ronald McDonald House, over $3,200 for St Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and over $400 for March of Dimes. We have a few more weeks be-fore my time is over and I pass the baton to Dana. Thank you so much for supporting me during the ups and downs of the past two years of my life. A huge Thank You to Tina Daniel for allowing me to share this journey under her leadership. She has become a very close friend to me – just one of the many perks of GFWC sister-hood. We could write a book on our many adventures for the past few years. Please be sure to register for 2020 Convention at Unicoi State Park on April 17-19, 2020. You don’t want to miss the weekend, but especially the Saturday luncheon where we will emphasize some of the Junior Awards, install the 2020-2022 Junior Conference officers and have some special information to share. There is a Wine Tour on Friday that promises to be lots of fun. Mark your calendars for this great upcoming Weekend! As we close the 2018-2020 term, I hope that you always remember that “It is What You do for Others that Counts”. With Much Love, Becky Bolden [email protected] or [email protected]

Junior’s Corner

The Junior Conference collaborated with the Four Corners Women’s Club to distribute the ABC Dawg Book all over Georgia. Each club was asked to read to a class and donate the book to the school. These are a few of the pictures:

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Tifton Juniors Host their Annual 5K Glow Run

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Moultrie Juniors Host their Annual Breakfast

with Santa

Georgia Juniors attend the Annual Tallulah Falls Christmas Reception at the Lipscomb Cottage for TFS Staff and Club Women hosted by the Lipscomb Society Committee.

Leadership at Amicalola

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We recently had an issue, so let’s educate . . .

An email was sent out by what appeared to be from Shelby Holland our 1st Vice President - President Elect.

If you responded you were sent a request to purchase gift cards and send them to her. This is a SCAM! Shelby’s email is [email protected], notice the difference? If this happens to you and you are not sure call the State Office.



Brenda Price Stone Mountain Woman’s Club

Up Coming Events Club Memorials Due to Mary Bob Fox — March 1, 2020 Spring District Meetings GFWC Georgia's 124th Annual Convention on April 17-19, 2020 at Unicoi State Park and Lodge, Helen Ga.

Deborah’s Desk

Hello Mary, Where are you at the moment? Please, I need a favor from you. Best Regard's Shelby Holland

From: Shelby Holland <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 8:34 AM Subject: To: <[email protected]>

SCAM

Register for Convention deadline March 22, 2020

Construction on the Campus Natatorium and New parking

Communications and Public Relations - Share the Love of GFWC

When you have a club event/project or club meeting you usually put out flyers and might even advertise in newspapers. Many members are on Facebook and other social media. Did you know you can create an “event” on Facebook on your club page? This event can be your club meeting, a food drive, a spaghetti feed, or work party. Create an event for whatever your club is planning that you want others to know about and perhaps even help. The event gives the date, time, and location; also include a photo to draw attention. Once you create the event you can invite your friends, often including those who live in the area. Everyone that has liked your page can see it. Did you know there is another way to increase the awareness of your club and events? There are interest groups on Facebook. Search the groups in your area, they consist of people that have interest in small communities, helping others in the community, or maybe being a certain age. My club is a county wide club and there are twenty Facebook groups in our area that you can join. You can see what they are posting and you are also able to post in the group. Now when an event is created for my club, we share the event with each of these groups. When you share the event add a little comment about how great your club is. Also let them know how much fun you have, what you like about your club, and invite the ladies to come learn more about the club or just come to help with a project/fundraiser. Let them know about GFWC and your love of GFWC. We have been able to increase our likes and it took awhile, but we are now getting new mem-bers because of the postings on Facebook. Be sure to get all of your members to help by asking them to share and invite their friends. You will be able to see who has expressed interest in your event. You can also see if you have friends in common with those that have expressed interest. If a club member is one of their friends, ask that club member to personally invite them to your event. The more we get our name out there with what we are doing, the more we will grow. Let everyone know how much we love GFWC and the difference we make through our service!! Nancy Burdick’ GFWC Communications and Public Relations Committee Member

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